Eileen Anderson, an alumnus CCRN, Reiki master practitioner and teacher, has extended her teaching reiki classes at Whole Health Natural Family Medicine in Hamden, Connecticut. She continues to teach at the Buttonwood Tree Performing Arts center in Middletown, Connecticut. Reiki is a healing practice originating in Japan. It restores balance to the body physically and emotionally, thereby promoting rest, relaxation, resilience and stress reduction.

Reiki Level 1 will be held on September 22, 2024, and 29 from 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Buttonwood Tree Performing Arts. Private classes can be set up at Whole Health in Hamden or the Buttonwood Tree in Middletown. For Reiki Level 1 (beginning level), students learn reiki’s benefits, uses, history, precepts and protocol for hand placements to others and yourself. Reiki 1 is the foundation for reiki practice and self-care. You will receive a certificate to practice Reiki 1 (must attend all sessions). Tuition includes a manual, which is provided at the beginning of the course.

Reiki Level 2 classes are offered for Reiki 1 practitioners who wish to deepen their practice. You will learn how to use Usui symbols. You must be a Reiki 1 practitioner with 2 months of practice (on self or others). You will receive a certificate to practice Reiki 2. Ample practice time and fun are part of both classes.

Anderson retired in 2017 after 32 years as a critical care nurse at Yale New Haven Hospital. Since 1999, she had been giving reiki treatments to patients, families and staff until her retirement. She offers Reiki treatments at Whole Health Natural Family Medicine after 7 years of Reiki Practice at Orange Chiropractic and has taught Reiki classes for 5 years.